LOVE YOUR LAWN
Is your lawn lackluster? Is the grass nationwide. However I am pleased to • Once moss has blackened, rake
less than green, or has it got bald report that turf is currently available vigorously or use a scarifier to
patches? Part of the problem could be at Squire’s Garden Centres. We are remove moss and debris.
the weather. Summer 2018 was the expecting high demand for turf this joint hottest on record, and the heat, year so customers should call us first combined with a lack of rainfall, has to check availability.”
meant that our lawns aren’t as lush as
they once were.
Love the lawn you’ve got
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erate with a garden fork to a depth
of 10-15cm, to help drainage.
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op dress with Westland Lawn
Dressing or Top Soil.
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lternatively try Miracle-Gro
It’s amazing what you can do to repair Premium+ No Rake Moss Remover &
So how to solve the problem? Well you and rejuvenate your lawn. Follow these Lawn Food.
can either start from scratch and get a simple care tips from Squire’s Garden new lawn, or love the lawn you’ve got. Centres and you’ll have a lush lawn in
Create a new lawn –
but beware of turf shortage
The cheapest way to get a new lawn is
to sow lawn seed, but the quickest and
easiest way is to lay turf. However, be
aware that turf may be in short supply
this year.
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se Miracle-Gro Patch Magic on bare
Cutting • R
ake the area well before sowing the
• W
hen temperatures rise above 5
degrees Celsius give the lawn a trim.
• K
eep the blades on their highest
setting.
• I n hot weather, longer grass copes
better.
Sarah Squire, Chairman of Squire’s
Garden Centres commented, “The
cumulative effect of several extreme
Moss Control
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se a lawn moss killer such as
weather events over the last year has Miracle-Gro Evergreen Complete 4
started to impact stock levels of turf in 1.
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Repair
no time.
or worn patches.
seed.
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over with bird-proof netting,
and water regularly until well
established.
Nourishment
• U
se Miracle-Gro Evergreen Complete
4 in 1, which controls weeds and
moss, whilst feeding and greening
your lawn.